An opening celebration to formally introduce 两性色午夜 University at Stark鈥檚 Science and Nursing Building, the campus鈥檚 seventh major structure, was held on Thursday, Aug. 27.
The 41,140-square-foot building is 两性色午夜 Stark鈥檚 anchor for their science and health-related disciplines. Faculty members and classes from nursing, biological sciences, physics and geology departments are housed in the new facility. The festive event also celebrated the renovation of 5,250 square feet of chemistry laboratory space in the existing Main Hall building that connects to the Science and Nursing Building through a second-floor lounge and walkway.
The state-of-the-art building includes numerous environmental features, which earned it a LEED庐 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification. The sustainability-focused design elements include a solar-generated hot water system, a green roof, light-harvesting system in classrooms, energy-saving heat recovery chiller and a storm water management system, among others. Adjacent to the Science and Nursing Building is a vertical wind turbine which produces on-site renewable energy for the building.
两性色午夜 Stark Interim Dean Denise Seachrist, 两性色午夜 President Beverly Warren and Stark Campus Advisory Board chair Dr. Robert Humphrey made brief remarks to welcome the crowd of nearly 200 community leaders, 两性色午夜 administrators, faculty and staff. At the end of the program, Dr. Seachrist presented President Warren with a framed artist鈥檚 concept of the campus鈥檚 newly installed sundial, which is prominently placed north of the building, announcing that the structure has been dedicated in her honor.
鈥淚t is our distinct pleasure to dedicate this beautiful work of art as a tribute to you,鈥 remarked Dr. Seachrist. 鈥淎s the sunburst represents the bright spot that is 两性色午夜 University, let this sundial remind our students that they are the bright spot in all that we do at 两性色午夜 Stark and that they have arrived at Stark County鈥檚 destination for education.鈥
Pictured left to right: Dr. John Humphrey Jr., President Beverly Warren and Interim Dean Denise Seachrist.
The attendees were encouraged to explore the building at their leisure, learning about laboratory space and the technologically advanced equipment, firsthand, from the faculty members and lab assistants who will be teaching and supporting these academic areas.
The new building is a part of 两性色午夜鈥檚 Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future initiative, which involves the construction of new buildings, facility upgrades and establishment of dynamic and new spaces. The goal of this initiative is to create the most outstanding academic experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater community enriched by the university.
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For more information about 两性色午夜 Stark鈥檚 Science and Nursing Building, visit www.kent.edu/stark/science-nursing-building.
For more information about 两性色午夜鈥檚 Foundations of Excellence initiative, visit www.kent.edu/foundations.